BS in Aerospace Engineering
Program Requirements
The undergraduate program requires the completion of 129 credit hours for graduation, and includes 30 credit hours of mathematics and natural sciences and 72 credit hours of major courses. In addition to meeting the requirements of the WSU General Education Program and the requirements of the College of Engineering, students majoring in aerospace engineering must take the following courses:
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education (34-35 credit hours) | ||
| Select courses to meet General Education requirements 4 | 21 | |
| General Education courses that will also meet Program Requirements | ||
| PHIL 385 | Engineering Ethics 1 | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics 1,5 | 3 |
| PHYS 313 | Physics for Scientists I 1 | 4 |
| PHYS 315 | University Physics Lab I 1 | 1 |
| MATH 242 | Calculus I 1 | 5 |
| Mathematics/Natural Sciences | ||
| MATH 243 | Calculus II 1 | 5 |
| MATH 344 | Calculus III 1 | 3 |
| MATH 555 | Differential Equations I | 3 |
| PHYS 314 | Physics for Scientists II 1 | 4 |
| CHEM 211 | General Chemistry I 1 | 5 |
| Major Courses | ||
| AE 223 | Statics | 3 |
| ECE 282 | Circuits I | 4 |
| ME 398 | Thermodynamics I | 3 |
| AE 227 | Engineering Digital Computation | 3 |
| IME 222 | Engineering Graphics 3 | 2 |
| IME 222L | Graphics Lab 3 | 1 |
| ME 250 | Materials Engineering | 3 |
| AE 324 | Fundamentals of Atmospheric Flight | 3 |
| AE 333 | Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
| AE 373 | Dynamics | 3 |
| AE 415 | Introduction to Space Dynamics | 3 |
| AE 424 | Aerodynamics I | 3 |
| AE 502 | Aerospace Propulsion I | 3 |
| AE 512 | Experimental Methods in Aerospace | 3 |
| AE 514 | Flight Dynamics and Control | 3 |
| AE 524 | Aerodynamics II | 3 |
| AE 525 & AE 625 | Flight Structures I and Flight Structures II | 6 |
| AE 528 & AE 628 | Aerospace Design I and Aerospace Design II | 8 |
| AE 607 | Flight Control Systems | 3 |
| Technical electives 2 | 9 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 129 | |
- 1
May count as a general education course.
- 2
The 9 credit hours of technical electives must be chosen from the departmentally approved list. At least 6 of the 9 credit hours must be AE courses.
- 3
Aerospace engineering will allow students to substitute two ENGR 250 courses (one of which must be ENGR 250PP) to satisfy program engineering drawing-related requirements.
- 4
See the requirements of the WSU General Education program. Starting in fall 2021, first-year college students must take a First-Year Seminar (FYS) within their first two semesters at WSU. Required major courses may also count towards General Education requirements. Students will need to select additional technical electives to reach 129 credit hours required for graduation with assistance from an advisor.
- 5
Students may substitute ECON 202 (may count as a general education course) or IME 255 to satisfy the program economics-related requirements.
Applied Propulsion Track
The applied propulsion track requires four courses totaling 12 credit hours as follows:
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AE 502 | Aerospace Propulsion I (a required course for the BS in AE degree) | 3 |
| AE 742 | Applied Aeronautical Propulsion (taken as a BS in AE technical elective) | 3 |
| AE 743 | Applied Jet Propulsion Subsystems (taken as a BS in AE technical elective) | 3 |
| An additional applied propulsion related course chosen from one of the following | 3 | |
| Rotor Aerodynamics | ||
| Compressible Fluid Flow | ||
| Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics | ||
| Vibration Analysis | ||
| Manufacturing Methods and Materials I 6 | ||
| Aircraft Manufacturing and Assembly 6 | ||
An aviation maintenance - powerplant course (not offered at WSU, typically transferred, which is approved by the track coordinator) 6 | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 12 | |
- 6
Does not count as a technical elective for the BS in aerospace engineering degree, but may be used to fulfill the applied propulsion track requirement.
Applied Learning
Students in the Bachelor of Science in aerospace engineering program are required to complete an applied learning or research experience to graduate from the program. The requirement can be met by completing the two-course capstone design sequence (8 credit hours) consisting of AE 528 and AE 628.